Bagan Serai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia
Qibla Details for Bagan Serai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bagan Serai?
The Qibla direction from Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia is 291.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bagan Serai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bagan Serai from Mecca?
The distance from Bagan Serai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,785 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bagan Serai?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Bagan Serai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bagan Serai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bagan Serai is 291.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 285.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bagan Serai
The Qibla direction from Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia is 291.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,785 km (4,216 miles) away. Geographically, Bagan Serai sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Bagan Serai, this means facing west-northwest (291.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bagan Serai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (291.8°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 285.6° from Bagan Serai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.8°.
Using a compass in Bagan Serai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bagan Serai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 291.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.